United States Federal Circuit

The Court of International Trade did not err in concluding that the Interim-Final Rule promulgated by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is in accordance with the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act. Nor did the court err in concluding that NMFS complied with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/04/2003
• Published 06/04/2003

Judges

• Before NEWMAN, LOURIE and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William J. Snape, III, Defenders of Wildlife of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   Of counsel was Kumar Vaswani., Brian O'Neill, Faegre & Benson LLP of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Dr. Albert Myrick & OrcaLab.   With him on the brief was Colette B. Routel.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lucius B. Lau, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General;  and David M. Cohen, Director. Of counsel on the brief were Anthony P. Hoang, Wayne D. Hettenbach, and M. Alice Thurston, Attorneys, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC.